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• Romney releasing 2011 tax return, paid IRS 14.1 percent
• Readers' photos: Endeavour makes final landing in L.A.
• Libyans storm Islamist militia base in Benghazi
• Ann Romney's plane makes emergency landing, all safe
• Army veteran surrenders in Pittsburgh hostage taking
• Smuggled iPhone 5s selling for as much as $3,700 in Moscow
• Obama mocks Romney: ‘What kind of inside job is he talking about?’
• Pakistani protests of anti-Muslim film turn deadly
• How your NFL team can predict the next president
• Iranian hackers target Bank of America, JPMorgan, Citi
• Obama claims Fast and Furious began under Bush administration
• Missouri Senate candidates Akin, McCaskill debate for first time
• Suspected Colo. movie theater gunman’s new look
• Khoe-San peope of Africa offshoots of earliest human split
• Dairy products won't make you skinny, evidence says
• Dead fish, exploding bowels win spoof Nobel Prizes
• Real-life 'League of Their Own' players reuniting
• Unemployment rates rise in half of U.S. states
• Herman Cain says he would have a ‘substantial lead’ over Obama
• Rushdie talks about new memoir, living under death warrant
• Ethics committee won't charge Calif. Rep. Waters
• Will your kid succeed in life? Ask their friends
• Anti-jihad 'savage' ads going up in NYC subway
• Life expectancy is shrinking for some white people

Romney releasing 2011 tax return, paid IRS 14.1 percent Posted: 21 Sep 2012 11:11 AM PDT The move fulfills a promise Romney made earlier in the 2012 campaign. But it was unlikely to quiet Democratic criticisms.

Readers' photos: Endeavour makes final landing in L.A. Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:00 PM PDT Great photo of endeavor flying by Disney Animation by Tom Corrigan. Courtesy @pbcbstudios.

Libyans storm Islamist militia base in Benghazi Posted: 21 Sep 2012 04:10 PM PDT Pro-government demonstrators stormed the headquarters of the Islamist Ansar al-Sharia militia in the Libyan city of Benghazi on Friday, aiming to evict fighters from the site, Reuters witnesses said. Ansar al-Sharia has been linked to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi last week in which the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans died. It denies involvement. ...

Ann Romney's plane makes emergency landing, all safe Posted: 21 Sep 2012 02:19 PM PDT Ann Romney's airplane made an emergency landing in Colorado on Friday after its cabin filled with smoke, Politico reported, citing the campaign of her husband, Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney. The report said everyone on board was safe. (Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Will Dunham)

Army veteran surrenders in Pittsburgh hostage taking Posted: 21 Sep 2012 07:58 AM PDT Man Holding Office Worker Hostage Surrenders in Downtown Pittsburgh

Smuggled iPhone 5s selling for as much as $3,700 in Moscow Posted: 21 Sep 2012 07:05 AM PDT Apple does not have a store in Russia and the company has not announced a release date for Russia.

Obama mocks Romney: ‘What kind of inside job is he talking about?’ Posted: 21 Sep 2012 10:36 AM PDT Obama took another shot at Romney's suggestion that 47 percent of Americans have a "victim" mentality.

Pakistani protests of anti-Muslim film turn deadly Posted: 21 Sep 2012 09:18 AM PDT Police fired tear gas and live ammunition at demonstrators who threw rocks and set fire to buildings. At least 17 people were killed and dozens were injured.

How your NFL team can predict the next president Posted: 21 Sep 2012 10:00 AM PDT From Yahoo's Chris Wilson: "If the Washington Redskins win their last home game before the election, the incumbent party retains the White House. Otherwise, the out-of-power party wins."

Iranian hackers target Bank of America, JPMorgan, Citi Posted: 21 Sep 2012 11:19 AM PDT Whether the hackers have been able to inflict more serious damage on computer networks or steal critical data is not yet known.

Obama claims Fast and Furious began under Bush administration Posted: 21 Sep 2012 08:40 AM PDT In actuality, the Fast and Furious program was started in October 2009, nine months into the Obama presidency.

Missouri Senate candidates Akin, McCaskill debate for first time Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:11 PM PDT Congressman Akin's comments about rape are evidence of his extremism on several issues, Sen. Claire McCaskill said Friday at the pair's first debate.

Suspected Colo. movie theater gunman’s new look Posted: 21 Sep 2012 08:07 AM PDT Eight weeks later after his first court appearance, a contrastingly different Holmes arrived in court on Thursday. Gone is the dyed hair and mutton chop sideburns.

Khoe-San peope of Africa offshoots of earliest human split Posted: 21 Sep 2012 10:22 AM PDT The Khoe-San people of southern Africa, who speak a language based on clicking sounds, are descendants of the most ancient genetic split found yet in living humans, finds an international group of scientists.

Dairy products won't make you skinny, evidence says Posted: 21 Sep 2012 11:05 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding a couple of servings of milk or yogurt to your daily diet probably won't help you drop any pants sizes, according to a new analysis of past studies. Some research has suggested dairy products may help people feel full for longer, or that the calcium in milk and yogurt can prevent the build-up of fat tissue. But those remain unproven theories. "The results are not very consistent," said Dr. Frank Hu, a nutrition researcher from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston who worked on the new review. ...

Dead fish, exploding bowels win spoof Nobel Prizes Posted: 21 Sep 2012 06:02 AM PDT CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Every aspiring scientist dreams of someday making a discovery so illustrious that it lands them a spot on the stage of the Nobel Prize Ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden. Through a weird twist of fate, some instead find themselves wearing a silly hat and being led by a string onto the stage of the Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony here in Cambridge.

Real-life 'League of Their Own' players reuniting Posted: 21 Sep 2012 06:14 AM PDT The real-life inspirations for the film "A League of Their Own" are taking a trip to the National Baseball Hall of Fame as part of their reunion being held in central New York.

Unemployment rates rise in half of U.S. states Posted: 21 Sep 2012 09:45 AM PDT The rate rose in seven of the 11 key swing states in this year's presidential election.

Herman Cain says he would have a ‘substantial lead’ over Obama Posted: 21 Sep 2012 06:59 AM PDT Herman Cain would have a "substantial lead" over President Barack Obama if Republicans had made him their nominee, according to Herman Cain, who spoke at the University of Florida on Thursday. From The Gainesville Sun: Cain told members of the media after the speech that Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's recent "47 percent" comment was [...]

Rushdie talks about new memoir, living under death warrant Posted: 21 Sep 2012 07:01 AM PDT Author Salman Rushdie's newest work is "Joseph Anton." It's a memoir of the nine years he spent in hiding after Iran's spiritual leader, the Ayatollah Khomeini, issued a death warrant against him in 1989, accusing Rushdie of blasphemy in his novel "The Satanic Verses." Salman Rushdie talks to Christiane Amanpour about daily life under police [...]

Ethics committee won't charge Calif. Rep. Waters Posted: 21 Sep 2012 07:26 AM PDT The House Ethics Committee members said they found no violations in their investigation of allegations she steered a $12 million federal bailout to a bank where her husband owns stock.

Will your kid succeed in life? Ask their friends Posted: 21 Sep 2012 06:18 AM PDT Those looking to predict a person's chance of success should start their investigation on the playground, research shows.

Anti-jihad 'savage' ads going up in NYC subway Posted: 21 Sep 2012 05:58 AM PDT A provocative ad that equates Muslim radicals with savages is set to go up in the city's subway system as violent protests over an anti-Islamic film ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad sweep over much of the Muslim world.

Life expectancy is shrinking for some white people Posted: 21 Sep 2012 03:30 AM PDT The most shocking decline was in white women without a high school diploma, who "lost five years of life between 1990 and 2008, an almost unheard of decline.

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